Mount Adams

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This is a starter film...I get that... I know how difficult it is to make a film... I study film. I will give it to them that they actually have a production here... most do not get this fare... That being said, this film is missing about half a solid hour. It feels incomplete because it is incomplete. For starters, took too long for the group in question to get to the mountain. Nobody goes hiking in dense forests and into the snowy heights with short shorts! I was in the military and we donned heavy, pocketed, pants that we bloused into sturdy hiking boots, long sleeves to keep the bugs off of your arms and legs. Nobody used bug repellent which would have added realism to the group. You do not wear glasses to bed, if you go camping in dense forests you have more than a letter-opener as a knife, you have survival rations, you have a GUN! And a flare gun. You also have a means to communicate with the outside world with today's tech... (this could be destroyed by events but having one makes the group more plausible.) A park ranger is not going to sell out for $400. There is no real resolution to the story... certain injuries are explained away...and the director's "disappearance" is completely unresolved. (he is also an actor in the film) As the poster indicates there is a UFO...not a spoiler... It goes somewhere important in the film...which is not explored at all. I give them an A for effort as I know the headache of production...however, a day of deeper thought would have gone along way to cementing the credibility of the group. Rethink and retool the series of events leading up to and during their investigation...they spent more time on some punchy and sophomoric insults than the details...and we know what is said of "the details". Each conundrum must have a "solid" resolution...not simply batting an eye lash at problems and eminent peril. The CGI is better than many direct to dvd or syfy channel fare...but a little less of the pixel created critters and more of what happened to the director's character would have made this far more interesting.

Everyone has to start somewhere... yes... but you do a run , look back and amend as necessary or scrap it and start again. Sorry guys but this is awful in every way, from the padded coat as it was so cold whilst others having shorts on to such bad acting , bad sets, just bad everything, it's embarrassing. When you make a film like this, don't realise it until at least 30% of it is watchable.

A team of UFO investigators must fight for survival after they find themselves being hunted by monsters on the slopes of Mount Adams. Director Phillip Wade relates the enjoyable story at a quick pace, takes time to develop the characters, maintains an admirably sincere tone throughout, makes good use of the lovely forest locations, and stages the monster attack scenes with aplomb. The solid acting by the capable cast helps a lot: Tim Wade as the likeable Glen Craven, Emily Sweet as the perky Lily Lantz, Matthew O'Donnell as the sarcastic Thomas, Phillip Wade as happy-go-lucky camera tech guy Blake, Allesondra Helwig as the spunky Kim, Greg James as rugged guide Bill Jefferson, and Edward Stiner as friendly old-timer Richard Croos. A cool little flick.

This is a well made thriller, very watchable, and good job by cast and crew. The slow build to the inevitable pay off is all done well, and music and photography is excellent. A group of explorers go on a forbidden mountain and chaos ensues. There are some plot points that fall off and disappear, but overall a very solid effort from a first time feature director. Wonder if they're considering a sequel.

At the beguining I was thinking that was a teen's joke !! But after viewing it ( at x16 speed)I'm now sure they put a cam in their as... and that is the result !!! A coloscopy film !!

Wow, just what was this atrocity of a movie supposed to be? First of all, the movie's cover/poster has the words "based on the true phenomenon" on it. True phenomenon? Dinosaurs with red eyes, huge bugs and spaceships? Sure, true phenomenon. Right... Then there was the storyline. Wow. Are you kidding me? What were writers Tim Wade, Phillip Wade and Just B. Jordan thinking when they sat down to write the script and storyline for "Mount Adams"? It was just laughably ridiculous. The acting in the movie was adequate for a movie such as this, and with taking the fact that the script was just god awful bad into consideration, then the actors and actresses weren't doing too shabby jobs actually. There weren't any familiar faces among the cast ensemble though. Visually then I will actually say that "Mount Adams" wasn't bad. Sure, this wasn't top of the line Hollywood production CGI that will bedazzle you and blow you away. But the CGI effects and practical effects throughout the movie were actually fair enough. However, the movie was just a swing and a miss in terms of being entertaining and enjoyable. And that was solely because of an inferior and downright stupid script and storyline. My rating of "Mount Adams" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Glen (Tim Wade) and Lilly (Emily Sweet) are alien monster hunters who plan on spending three days on Mount Adams which had both alien and monster sightings. They go up with a camera crew and don't do much film shooting. The monsters (plot spoiler) come in 10 minutes from the end and look like something from a Polonia Brothers film. The acting was bad. Emily Sweet came across as a cartoonish Anna Faris. Edward Stiner needs to go back to non-speaking roles. Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity. Emily Sweet goes to sleep fully clothed still wearing a bra. Adult brother and sister have a pillow fight.

I am currently watching Mount Adams and it is not a bad movie 45 minutes in. The acting is not that bad, and visually, it is well filmed. Okay, there was just some poor acting. I am looking forward to the action, none yet, and the movie is already enjoyable. Not to shabby! People should not judge so harshly and deter movie lovers from seeing something different, and underground. Small budget movies, particularly start ups, do deserve a chance. We have limited options now a days as it is.